It pays to be a fan of adidas and Dwight Howard, as Orlando native and amateur sneaker reviewer Victor De Leon can now attest to. Known on YouTube as ZayaX, De Leon was all set up to review the adiPower Howard 2 signature shoe at the adidas Store in Orlando during NBA All-Star Weekend. Little did he know, he’d have a special guest join him—this after Howard called him out in October for not reviewing the adiPower Howard 1 (which he eventually did, per Superman’s request). For being such a passionate fan of Howard’s, and liking the adidas Basketball Facebook page, adidas hooked him up with access to all of the NBA All-Star festivities in addition to meeting DH12. Hit the adi FB page to post your review!

On Sunday, Dwight Howard scored 9 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the East’s narrow loss in the NBA All-Star Game in his home arena. But before taking the floor, Howard took Saturday to make a pair of appearances in Orlando—first at a D12 event at the adidas Originals Store in Orlando with DJ Neil Armstrong providing the background music, and then at his adiPower Howard 2 launch event at Champs Sports at the Florida Mall.

You can pick up your own pair of the adidas adiPower Howard 2—including the orange All-Star edition he wore Sunday—right now at shopadidas.com, and keep it locked to the adidas Basketball Facebook page for updates on Dwight Howard and the adiPower Howard 2.

Last week, Dwight Howard debuted his adidas adiPower Howard 2, and now, Superman reveals what’s inside his all-important gym bag. Like DRose and JSmoove before him, DH12 dips into his knapsack and gives us some insight into what he carries around all day. And trust us, you’ll want to see what Dwight’s been hiding in there. Just a hint: it involves Skittles, chopsticks and “body butter.” Only Dwight! The adiPower Howard 2 is available now at shopadidas.com for $100, and remember to stay tuned to the adidas Basketball Facebook page for more exclusive videos, images and news.

Yesterday we brought you Dwight Howard’s video review of his new second-half sneaker for ’11-12—the adidas adiPower Howard 2. Now, you can check out all the official imagery of the fresh kicks straight from adidas. Despite the trade rumors swirling, Howard is still in Orlando, making for a clean blue-black-white colorway pattern of the DH signatures, which are built “with the power and explosiveness to match Dwight’s game,” per the shoe’s official press release. More, from our friends at adidas:

The shoe features a signature shattered glass graphic throughout the shoe as a nod to Dwight’s power and history of bringing down backboards. It also features Dwight’s signature on the heel, uniform number on the medial side and a Superman inspired tongue featuring his “dh” logo. Three-stripes oversized branding is a nod to Dwight’s larger than life personality. The upper features molded stripes and 3D TPU cage for lockdown and support. The shoe features Cilia Traction System for ultimate grip and a tar pattern on the outsole represents Dwight’s team and off-court persona.

Today, adidas brings us another shoe review straight from the NBA player who will be rocking the specific kicks. And this time, it’s Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, whose adiPower Howard 2, which hits retail shelves on February 9 (Thursday). Stay locked to SLAMonline for more photos and details on Superman’s latest sneaker release. In the meantime, enjoy the silliness we’ve come to expect from Howard. Have a review of your own? Submit it via the official adidas Basketball Facebook page.

At last year’s NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, adidas brought the Hollywood shine to its glossy All-Star Game jerseys. The tone will be decidedly less flashy this year in Orlando to account for the city’s laid-back nature.

In an ode to the classic 1992 All-Star Game, made famous by Magic Johnson’s 25-point MVP performance, this year’s All-Star threads feature an array of details reminiscent of that contest.

The block lettering for the jerseys is oversized to recapture the uniforms from that game. This year’s jackets and jerseys have what adidas calls dip-dyed hardwood heather patterns that resemble the floor of the old Orlando Arena, which is the arena in which the ’92 game was played.

Clumsy technical lingo aside, the jerseys contain three stripes along the side that go from solid form near the chest to split-up stripes that fade towards the hip. I wouldn’t call the look ‘subtle’, but it’s also not overbearing.

The colors of each jersey—blue for the East and red for the West—are rich and complement the accent colors used for the numbers, stars and adidas and NBA patches on the shoulders – silver accents for the East and gold for the West. Adidas added a personalization to each player’s shooting shirt by posting the number of All-Star appearances of each guy on the back collar.

The game shorts were inspired by board shorts—another nod to Florida—and have a sublimated mesh pattern to give the shorts better performance and breathability, according to adidas. I think I’ll warm up to these, but the contrast in colors between the shorts and the bottom half of the jerseys is stark. You can click on the following links to check out the East and West full uniforms.

Get ready for an unusual look in the on-court warm-ups. Adidas added elbow patches for the jackets, and a denim look to the pants. I don’t think either design is all that pleasant. I’m not really thinking about denim when watching a basketball game, so the connection is lost on me. Elbow patches seem to me like they’re for older folks. (Make your Florida joke here.)

Adidas will continue the Florida theme with orange kicks. The company’s top two NBA endorsers get orange’d up in their signature shoes—Derrick Rose for his adizero Rose 2.5 and Dwight Howard for his adiPower Howard 2. The shoes look great for the mood they’re supposed to capture. I’m relieved the East wears blue uniforms because orange shoes with red uniforms would’ve burnt my retinas. At least what I have left of my retinas following the Memphis Tams game I watched on January 26.